A Mashable Choice Award is a badge of honor, reserved for the absolute best stuff we’ve tested and loved. There are many frontiers in the quest to add intelligence to our homes — even on the outside.

Smart sprinklers can water your lawn on a regular schedule and even help you conserve water while you're at it. How is this ...

David Witting was enjoying July 4th fireworks with a few friends on his Irvine patio when, suddenly, his garden sprinklers went off. “I didn’t miss a beat,” he recalled. “I didn’t have to rush into my ...

Like many Washington area homeowners, Don and Cathy Ewan watched every year as their lawn turned from lush green in the spring to patchy brown in the summer. As the temperatures soared above 90, ...

Today’s best smart sprinkler systems let you schedule how often your lawn should be watered and for how long each session. The better models also take weather conditions into account to ensure you’re ...

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

Installing a residential irrigation system seems like a simple way to keep your lawn healthy without the hassle of manual watering, but there’s quite a bit to it, from understanding the flow of water ...